Dell Precision WorkStation 210, Руководство пользователя

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Glossary 1
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The following list defines or identifies
technical terms, abbreviations, and
acronyms used in Dell
®
user documents.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified,
these definitions may not apply to
operating systems other than
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95 and
Windows NT
®
.
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Abbreviation for ampere(s).
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Abbreviation for alternating current.
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Abbreviation for Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface. ACPI enables
operating-system-directed power
management rather than system BIOS-
directed power management. In addition,
it provides a generic system event
mechanism for Plug and Play and an inter-
face for configuration control.
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An expansion card that plugs into an
expansion-card connector on the
computer’s system board. An adapter
card adds some specialized function to
the computer by providing an interface
between the expansion bus and a
peripheral device. Examples of adapter
cards include network cards, and sound
cards.
$',
Abbreviation for Autodesk Device
Interface.
$*3
Abbreviation for accelerated graphics
port. AGP is a dedicated graphics port that
provides a faster interface between the
video subsystem and system memory
than a PCI graphics device and allows
conventional memory to be used for
video-related tasks. The improved
interface enables AGP to deliver a
smooth, true-color video image.
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Software, such as a spreadsheet or word
processor, designed to help you perform
a specific task or series of tasks.
Application programs run from the
operating system.
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Acronym for American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. A text file
containing only characters from the ASCII
character set (usually created with a text
editor, such as Notepad in Windows), is
called an ASCII file.
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Acronym for application-specific
integrated circuit.
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An individual code assigned to a
computer, usually by a system
administrator, for security or tracking
purposes.
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As it relates to DMI, an attribute is a
piece of information related to a
component. Attributes can be combined
to form groups. If an attribute is defined